Master’s Degree in Medical Physiology and Pharmacology UF’s online master’s degree in medical physiology and pharmacology* is an ideal way for busy working professionals or students to enhance their applications to medical, nursing or physician assistant schools or prepare for exams such as the MCAT and National Boards The 30-credit online master’s degree in medical physiology and pharmacology was collaboratively designed by UF’s Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics and Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, and it offers a unique dual curriculum incorporating both of these complementary fields. This program prepares students for future roles in clinical settings by providing an advanced understanding of drugs and their actions on living systems and foundational knowledge of the human body at the cellular and molecular level. This entirely online program can be completed at your own pace in as little as two semesters and does not require the GRE for admission.